ok, i will get a second opinion from the shops you guys recommended.

the previous owner of this car probably did not take care of the cooling system therefore the cylinder head might have been warped..?

The quotation from European motors in libis estimated up to 224000, all part change from pistons to almost everything. machine shop. cylinder head SURPLUS not included.

They showed me the result of the compression test and some of the cylinders aint reaching above 6, if i remember correctly i think 2 of them then the other is above 7.

The quotation came from their old files, it was a record from the previous owner. Now i am the one dealing with the dilemma.